Rocco is a distinctive choice, ranked #246 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Rocco in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#246
US Rank #459
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About the Name Rocco
Rocco has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 96 places in five years. It was most popular in 2017 at #126 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 2000.
Rocco is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Rocco in their class.
In the US it sits at #500 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Rocco
Steve Rocco — Stephen Salvadore Rocco is an American businessman and skateboarder.
Rocco Forte Hotels — Rocco Forte Hotels is a British hotel group that was established in 1996 by hotelier Sir Rocco Forte and his sister, Olga Polizzi.
Rocco Zikarsky — Rocco Zikarsky is an Australian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Rocco
Unlikely. With around 192 UK babies named Rocco per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rocco in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rocco has been fairly steady, ranked #246 in 2025 against #163 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #126 in 2017.
Rocco is more popular in the UK (#259) than in the US (#500). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Rocco include: Steve Rocco, Rocco Forte Hotels and Rocco Zikarsky. Short summaries for each appear below.
Rocco appears in the US top 500 at #500 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
192
UK babies named Rocco (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 83 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rocco
Almost certainly the only Rocco in the class
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UK Popularity (2000–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Rocco
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Rocco Zikarsky is an Australian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League.